It's Chili Weather!


Some would say it was a travesty that I took this beautiful steak from Nolan Ryan Beef company and made chili from it.  It was the last steak I had, and alone it wasn't enough to feed two of us.  I needed lean meat to make the chili, because I'm trying to reduce my cholesterol levels (though beef isn't the best way to do that!).

Now, I won that beef in a blogging "contest" for the Texas Beef Council --but I'd buy beef from Nolan Ryan if I could afford it!  It almost melts in your mouth.  It is certainly expensive, though.

It's getting a little bit cooler here in Texas, so it seemed like chili weather.   I assembled the ingredients for Cowboy Beef and Black Bean Chili, substituting that one steak.  A true chili connoisseur would never add beans to chili.  On the other hand, I have pedestrian taste, so beans are fine with me. 

I always change the recipe somewhat, and I reduced it to cook for just two, but I definitely added beer to it.   I didn't show it in the picture, and I used a dark ale instead of just a plain old beer.  It adds a good flavor.  We liked this recipe well enough to do it again, so I thought I'd give you a link.

 

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Posted 1 year ago

If only I were an artist!

I found a link to a wonderful tool, if one can "paint."  It's called SUMO Paint, a free image editing software.  First go to that link and browse some of the pictures that have been made on it.   Then, go to this link.  You will be given a blank canvas to let your creativity flow.

Now, if I'd just get over my inhibitions and paint!

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Posted 1 year ago